2011-03-24 流行美语 – 182. grease monkey, fender bender
Larry的车子正在厂里修理。今天李华陪他去取车。李华会学到两个常用语：grease monkey和fender bender。 LL: I hope my car is ready. The grease monkey said it would be fixed by 3:00…
2011-03-23 流行美语 – 181. a can of worms, cut one’s losses
Larry和李华正在商量如何帮助他们的朋友Jane，因为Jane在工作上碰到了困难。今天李华会学到两个常用语：a can of worms和cut one’s losses。 LL: I think that maybe we should just be supportive of Jane. It’s best…
2011-03-22 流行美语 – 180. to knock it off, to conk out
Larry的新邻居非常吵闹，经常吵的他晚上睡不着。Larry问李华有没有什么好办法可以解决这个问题。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to knock it off和to conk out。 LL: My neighbors are still making a bunch of noise. I wish that they…
2011-03-21 流行美语 – 179. have a ball, tizzy
Larry正开车和李华一起到他父母家过周末。两人在车上讨论这个周末的活动。今天李华会学到两个常用语：have a ball和tizzy。 (Highway traffic) LH: 我希望你妈妈会喜欢和我一块儿去逛街。 LL: Oh, I’m sure that the two of you will have a ball…
2011-03-20 流行美语 – 178. hit the road, have a hissy fit
Larry和李华正准备出门，到Larry父母家去过周末。今天李华会学到两个常用语：hit the road和have a hissy fit。 (Knock on door) LL: Come on, Li Hua. It’s time to hit the road!…
2011-03-19 流行美语 – 177. to have a beef with someone, hit pay dirt
Larry在告诉李华这个星期他办公室发生的一场争论。今天李华会学到两个常用语：to have a beef with someone和hit pay dirt。 LL: The boss still wants to fire Jim because they had a…
2011-03-18 流行美语 – 176. set of wheels, the pits
今天是星期一，Larry和李华约好上完课一块儿吃午饭。Larry告诉李华他周末做了些什么事。今天李华会学到两个常用语：set of wheels和the pits。 LL: Bob gave me a ride in his new set of wheels on Saturday. That car…
2011-03-17 流行美语 – 175. fixing to do something, tricked-out
Larry下课后在校园里碰到李华。他问李华需不需要去邮局。今天李华会学到两个常用语：fixing to do something和tricked-out。 LL: Hey, Li Hua, I’m fixing to go to the post office to mail a package.…
2011-03-16 流行美语 – 174. dump, ham
李华看到报上登出的有关公寓的广告，租金比较便宜，于是她和Larry一起去看那公寓。今天李华会学到两个常用语：dump和ham。 LL: Oh my God! This place is a dump! You couldn’t possibly live here! LH: 这地方真够糟的！Larry，你说这是个dump，那是什么意思啊？ LL: “Dump” as…
2011-03-15 流行美语 – 173. go overboard, guzzle
Larry和李华刚看完一部最新的恐怖片，两人在离开戏院时还在讨论这部电影。今天李华会学到两个常用语：go overboard和guzzle。 LH: 这电影好恐怖，真吓人噢！ LL: Actually, I think it was kind of disappointing. I think the director went a little…
2011-03-14 流行美语 – 172. clotheshorse, shell out
Larry和李华今天去逛街买衣服。Larry看到李华买了一大包衣服，简直吃惊。今天李华会学到两个常用语：clotheshorse和shell out。 LL: Wow, Li Hua! How many clothes do you need? You’re a real clotheshorse, aren’t you? LH: 哎哟！这些衣服都在大减价，不买可惜耶！对了，你又在说我什么啦？什么是clotheshorse?…
2011-03-13 流行美语 – 171. crummy, sack out
Larry和李华正在吃午饭。Larry好像心情不太好。今天李华会学到两个常用语：crummy和sack out。 LH: Larry，怎么啦？你好像不太开心，是什么事惹你不高兴？ LL: Oh, I’m just having a really crummy day. My crummy computer crashed again and my…
2011-03-12 流行美语 – 170. high maintenance, dating 101
Larry在告诉李华关于他们的一个同学最近和女朋友闹别扭的事。今天李华会学到两个常用语：high maintenance和dating 101。 LL: You know, Li Hua, I feel bad for Tom. His girlfriend is so high maintenance. LH:…
2011-03-11 流行美语 – 169. wiped out, cutie-pie
李华的教授刚添了个女儿。李华和Larry准备去拜访这位教授，向他们表示祝贺。今天李华会学到两个常用语：wiped out和cutie-pie。 LH: 嘿！Larry，我想去看琼斯教授和他太太。他们的女儿Sarah现在也应该有几个星期大了！ LL: Aren’t you worried they are too wiped out to have company? LH: Wiped out？你说琼斯教授他们怎么样了？ LL:…
2011-03-09 流行美语 – 168. whatever floats one’s boat, up a creek
Larry和李华正在讨论星期六要干什么。李华要去逛街，但是Larry想去打篮球。今天李华会学到两个常用语：whatever floats your boat和up a creek。 LH: Larry，我真的很想去逛街嘛！这个周末在购物中心有大特卖耶！ LL: I don’t understand why you like shopping so much, but hey,…